Some people just have far too much money...

[Heathen72]

Gamer buys $26,500 virtual land

A 22-year-old gamer has spent $26,500 (£13,700) on an
island that exists only in a computer role-playing game
He either has way too much money on his hands or he is a very canny investor (but I'm betting my dollars on the former.)

Amazing.

 

[DaveMage]

Wow.

I hope this turns out to be a hoax.

 

[Darrin Drader]

Hey, stop snooping around my private finances.

 

[Nifft]

"The gamer paid via stacks of pink $500 bills."

-- N

 

[AIM-54]

Where does a 22 year old get $26,500 to blow on virtual land??

Wow.

 

[Woas]

Where does a 22 year old get $26,500 to blow on virtual land??

Wow.

Thats the money that he didn't use for college, but instead stayed in his parents basement.

 

[Blacklamb]

I say good for him.
If you have that kind of money and love your hobbies, go for it.

In the Grand Scheme of things its no differnt than a 50,000 dollar remote control plane.
Or a 700,000 dollar sports car.

It's an Item, that can be considered an investment, that makes the buyer happy.

Blacklamb

 

[Len]

News - Some people just have far too much money...

I wonder if anyone on ENWorld has spent that much on D&D books. And if so would you say the same about them?

 

[possum]

I just hope his money making scheme gets him at least half of his money back.

I heard that he plans on renting out space on the island and charging people to hunt on his land.

Of course, it would be funny if someone takes over that island...

 

[Heathen72]

I wonder if anyone on ENWorld has spent that much on D&D books. And if so would you say the same about them?

Probably.

Besides, they would have spent that over years and years of gaming

I say good for him.
In the Grand Scheme of things its no differnt than a 50,000 dollar remote control plane.
Or a 700,000 dollar sports car.

They have too much money, too!

I say good for him.

I'm not really having a go at him. If he's happy, great. If he's doing it as an investment, though - do you remember the dot-com boom and bust? Where everyone invested in things that didn't exist? Remember how well that worked?